| Title | : | Native American Mythology: Captivating Myths of Indigenous Peoples from North America |
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| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 102 |
| Publication | : | Published September 27, 2019 |
Part of the history of Indigenous cultures is, of course, their traditions of storytelling. Myths, legends, and folktales all play important roles in explaining how the world came to be the way it is, as well as giving listeners entertainment with humorous or scary stories, or giving them role models to look up to in hero tales.
The author of this book has endeavored to provide at least one myth from every major culture group in North America: Arctic, Subarctic, Plateau, Northwest Coast, Great Basin, Great Plains, California, Southwest, Southeast, and Northeast Forest.
Of the many different genres of story available, four are chosen for this present volume. The first has to do with the origins of things, either of the world in its entirety or some aspect thereof that was significant to the people who created the story.
The other side of creation is death, and so the second section concerns tales of ghosts and monsters, some terrifying, some friendly, some the victims of prank-playing living people. However, out of the acts of destruction wrought by supernatural beings there is often something new created or a change worked that is necessary for the world to function properly.
Tricksters and heroes occupy the third and fourth sections of the book, respectively. Coyote is, of course, a favorite trickster character for most North American Indigenous groups, while Raven is important to peoples in the Pacific Northwest and Arctic regions. Beaver is a trickster for the Nez Perce of the Columbia River Plateau, and for the Pomo of California, little Woodrat also lives by his wits. These tricksters are by turns clever, gullible, victor, and victim, but always there is a moral lesson to be learned from the stories of their adventures.
The final section of the book presents stories of Indigenous heroes. Many of these heroes are shared by multiple cultures, usually within the same or adjacent culture areas.
Native American: Mythology Captivating Myths of Indigenous Peoples from North America invites you to go on a startling journey and discover the following myths:
Origins Ghosts and Monsters Trickster Tales Hero Tales
And much, much more! So if you want a captivating collection of Native American myths, click the “add to cart” button!
Native American Mythology: Captivating Myths of Indigenous Peoples from North America Reviews
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This book is pretty basic and broad in terms of subject matter. It tells different myths from different Native American cultures and discusses some common themes and archetypes these cultures and stories shared. I definitely think the book would be a good resource for people wanting to learn more about Native American mythology and culture, since it's a good starting point.
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It wasn't so much the actual myths I enjoyed, but rather learning about the cultures reflected through the stories. I liked the introductions before each myth because they put them into perspective, clarifying elements of the story that would have gone over my head because I didn't know to look for them.
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I like this little collection of stories, but I did think there would be more to this book. It was very basic and broad but enjoyable none the less. Easy to read book, I think it would be fun for my sister to read too
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These books are quite informative and good for light easy reading. Been enjoying the series of his books so far -
This is a very short and basic introduction to the field of Native American mythology. It’s not a scholarly book by any means, but has a useful bibliography. The tales are told in a somewhat simple and westernised way, but this makes for a quick and pleasant read.
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Libro que recopila una serie de leyendas y mitos de las tribus indígenas del norte. Muy bueno y entretenido.
